LEWISTON — A poetry book by former students at the USM Lewiston Auburn Senior College, “Wit, Wisdom and Whimsy,” was recently published by the group.
The anthology is an example of a creative project inspired by a poetry workshop class on the curriculum of the college.
The poets are Diane Clay, Linda DeSantis, Bill Frayer, Darlene Glover, Nancy Orr, Anita F. Poulin, Kathryn Tracy and Brigitte Whiting.
They recently presented a copy of the book to college Librarian Evelyn Greenlaw, with Brian Toy, interim dean, also attending.
They held a poetry reading for their final class that was attended by family and friends. The response was so favorable that the group continued to meet at the Auburn Public Library and critique each other’s poems, and Fryer attended as well.
The Monday Morning Poets, soon had a collection of poems, and eventually, after much research about the process, self-published the anthology, with a cover designed by Poulin.
“I took pictures of each poet’s hand in a writing position and then created a circle of hands writing,” she said. The back cover features a picture of the Monday Morning Poets, by GreenWood Gallery.
The collection includes a variety of themes on Maine and Mexican villages, the beauty and mysteries of the natural world, and reflections on life’s experiences.
Copies of the book have also been donated to Auburn Public Library, Lewiston Public Library, Gardiner Public Library, Mann Memorial Library at West Paris, South Paris Public Library and Norway Public Library. It is also available on Amazon.
PHOTO: Some of the members of the Monday Morning Poets present a copy of their Anthology to USM’s Lewiston Auburn Campus Library. From left, Patricia Vampatella, past chair Board of Directors, Diane Clay, Bill Frayer, Nancy Orr, interim Dean Brian Toy, Librarian Evelyn Greenlaw, Brigitte Whiting, Anita Poulin and Luc Bisson, chair Board of Directors. (Rachel Morin Photo)
